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HomeGroup is available in all editions of Windows 7. In the Windows 7 Starter and Windows 7 Home Basic editions, you can join a homegroup, but you canít create one.

HomeGroup is available in all editions of Windows 8. In the Windows 8 RT edition, you can join a homegroup, but you canít create one.

The computer must be connected to the same network the homegroup is on. Only computers on the same subnet will be able to connect to the homegroup, so if you have a wireless router, it would only be the computers connected to that router. You can check if your computers are on the same network by verifying that the first 3 parts of their IP addresses are the same. (ex: 192.168.0.189)

If your computer belongs to a domain network, you can join a homegroup but you can't create one. You can access files and resources on other homegroup computers, but you can't share your own files and resources with the homegroup.

Here's How:NOTE:The homegroup created here as an example was done between a laptop (joined homegroup) with a wireless connection through a wireless router and a desktop (created homegroup in) connected to the same router's ethernet port via CAT6 cable.

1. Make sure to synchronize the clocks on all computers that will be part of the home network so that they are showing the correct date and time. If the clocks are not synchronized, the HomeGroup feature will not work.

2. Make sure that the computer is set to have a home network location type. You will not be able to create a homegroup from any other type of network locations.

3. If you are using a wireless network through a wireless router, then check to make sure that say for example WLAN Partition (D-Link) or Enable Wireless Isolation (Netgear) are unchecked in the router's wireless settings. When it is enabled (checked), it prevents wireless devices from being able to see and communicate with each other. (see screenshots below)NOTE:The screenshots below are from a D-Link DIR-855 (left) and Netgear WNDR3800 (right) wireless router. You will need to look at your router's manual for how with it.

E) Make sure that the Home or Work (current profile) settings for network discovery, file sharing, and homegroup connections are set as they are below for the ones pointed out with the red arrows, then click on Save changes. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes. (see screenshot below)

5. In the Network and Sharing Center, click on the Choose homegroup and sharing options link. (see screenshot below)

6. Click on the Create a homegroup button. (see screenshot below)NOTE: If a homegroup already exists (already created) on your home network, then Windows 7 will ask if you would like to Join Now instead of creating a new one.

7. Select (check) what libraries and printers that you want to share from this computer with any other computer that joins this homegroup, then click on Next. (see screenshot below)

8. Write down and/or print this homegroup password. You will need to have and use this password to join a computer to this homegroup. Click on Finish. (see screenshot below)NOTE:The password is case sensitive, so it will need to be typed exactly as it appears here when used to join a computer to the homegroup.

The Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit machine is connected to a "Home" (Windows 7 nomenclature)/"Private" (Windows Vista nomenclature) network. Yet, when I try to create a Homegroup (which I'm told in the Network and Sharing Center it is ready to create) I get a message that "a homegroup can only be created on a home network". But the computer IS on a Home network, is discoverable and is sharing everything. Oddly enough, in the Windows Explorer, listed as being on the network, IT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO ITSELF!
When I tried to change the computer's Workgroup I get "A general network error".

Homegroup - Create

Please Help With Me Create My Homegroup.Hello everyone!
I want to make a network homegroup so that I could easily share files between computers without putting those data in a flash disk. My operating system cannot troubleshoot the problem. Does anyone have an idea about the issue of my computer? Thank you.

Network & Sharing

Cannot create homegroupI am new to sharing stuff between two pcs.
I bought today a hp laptop with windows 7
I have a pc with windows 7 too
But i cannot create a homegroup
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How can I create a homegroupHello,
I want to create a homegroup to establish a connection between two computers , first is a Laptop and the second is a Pc , these are information about them :
For the Laptop
-It has a DSL connection , I use PPPoE connection.
-It has an integrated Wireless device.
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Network & Sharing

Can't Create a homegroupGuys I know this has been asked lots of times already but all the post I have read and things I have tried don't seem to be working so why cant I create a home group.
I have a laptop that came with windows 7 pre installed, my desktop pc was running vista. I upgraded this to windows 7 yesterday....